East Maylands Primary School
The East Maylands Primary School was in Kelvin Street, Maylands. In 1982, the East Maylands Primary School Parents and Citizen’s Association presented an original musical drama, Maylands Magical Museum, which included original songs written by children at the school. In 2001, parents and other interested parties were invited to make written submission on the proposal […]
Donald Park
Donald Park is one of those easily overlooked and under-signposted parks, that’s a great place for rest, recreation and play. It’s a strip park that connects Sixth Avenue to Seventh Avenue close to the Seventh Avenue Bridge and just up from Railway Parade. We’d like to know a lot more about Donald Park. We’ve been […]
De Lacey Reserve
The name of this reserve honours the de Lacy family of notable swimmers, including 1936 Olympic swimmer Evelyn de Lacy. It is said that the de Lacy children learned to swim in “Cow Dung Swamp” now De Lacy Reserve. Back then, cows grazed in the swamp in summer, while in winter parts of the swamp […]
Dawes Corner
Dawes Corner is a building on the Corner of Seventh Avenue and Guildford Road, Maylands. It houses Mandy’s Deli. We have a DVD of John E McLennan’s 21 March 2016 presentation to our association on SJ Dawe of Maylands (Dawes Corner). See our Dawes Corner Flickr Album for digitised images and other digitised information.
Constable Care Safety School
Constable Care Safety School opened in July 2017. It is on Guildford Road between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue. See our Constable Care Safety School Flickr Album for digitised images and other digitised information.
Coles Maylands
Coles Maylands is on Guildford Road. See our Coles Maylands Flickr Album for digitised images and other digitised information.
Church of Christ
The Church of Christ stands in Eighth Avenue, Maylands. A plaque at the church reads: ‘This stone symbolises our faith in God, in Jesus Christ, and in his church. Laid by Mrs C Brown, 24th March 1956. 1904-1956.’ See our Church of Christ Flickr Album for digitised images and other digitised information
Central House
Central House at 193 Guildford Road (on the corner with Eighth Avenue) dates from around 1900. A Sunday Times article of 5 June 1904 titled ‘Publican and Sinner. Magisterial Mandarins at Maylands. Job of James. State Hotels illegal.’ has an image of this building captioned ‘New hotel erected by brewery’. This two-storey Federation/Classical freestyle design […]
Cascades Tavern
The Cascades Tavern owned by John K Watts once occupied a block on Guildford Road near the Guildford Road KFC at Maylands. In 2008, Coles bought the site. Plans to build a liquor store on the site were rejected and the block has remained vacant. See our Cascades Tavern Flickr Album for digitised images and other […]
Berringa Park
Berringa Park is a wetland conservation area. See our Berringa Park Flickr Album for digitised images and other digitised information.